Your Quilting Confidence Starts HERE

Your Quilting Confidence Starts HERE

Longarm quilting can be intimidating. We’ve all been a little scared when we first started, but confident quilters create better quilts, regardless of skill. Skill comes with time and practice. […]

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Threads, Needles, and Tension

Threads, Needles, and Tension

There is a handy one-page document here.   Download it. Print it. Laminate it. Hang it up near your machine. It’s good information when you are experiencing issues with Threads, […]

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More Tools for Quilting

More Tools for Quilting

Last week I showed you how I use a laser level for quilting. There are some other tools I use that I may have “borrowed” (permanently) from the garage. Here’s […]

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Using a Laser Level for Quilting

Using a Laser Level for Quilting

Not all quilting tools are purchased in a quilt shop. In the last post on loading I promised to write about using a laser level to square my backing fabric. […]

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Things Beginners Need to Know – Part 1

Things Beginners Need to Know – Part 1

When you start your longarm quilting journey you’ll likely get some lessons in the operation of your machine. You’ll learn things like how to thread the machine, how to wind […]

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Where Quilting Shows

Where Quilting Shows

Do you want your quilting to show? Well that’s a silly question. Right? We put lots of effort into planning and executing the quilting for our quilts. Of course we […]

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Flange Binding

My favorite binding is a hand-stitched binding. But if I want to speed up the process with a machine-stitched binding, my favorite is a flange binding or 2-color binding. That’s […]

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the QUILTING! – Seeing Stars Quilt Along

the QUILTING! – Seeing Stars Quilt Along

June is the month for the best part of the Seeing Stars quilt-along…the QUILTING! I don’t know about you, but it’s my favorite part of making a quilt. Adding personality […]

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Using the TOWA Guage

Using the TOWA Guage

Have you book-marked the 6 Steps to Perfect Tension post? The #1 question we get here at Handi Quilter is about tension. It takes a little practice to get skillful […]

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6 Steps to Perfect Tension

6 Steps to Perfect Tension

Perfect tension – it is the #1 skill you should learn when starting your longarm quilting journey. Tension can either make or break your quilting results. It can be scary […]

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